Featuring a bantamweight title fight between current champ Dominick Cruz and challenger Demetrious Johnson, UFC on Versus 6 takes place at Washington, D.C.’s Verizon Center. The evening’s main card airs on Versus.

Neer vs. Wisniewski is slated for the prelims.

With a new four-fight deal, the 28-year-old Neer returns to the UFC for the first time since 2009, when he went 2-3 with two “Fight of the Night” awards in a five-fight stint. Since then, “the Dentist” has posted a 6-1 record, including a current four-fight win streak and a weekend TKO victory over Blas Avena in the headliner of Superior Cage Combat 2 in Las Vegas.

Neer’s only stumble during his recent streak came in a non-title fight with champ Eddie Alvarez at Bellator 17, which ended in a submission loss.

The 29-year-old Wisniewski competed just once in the UFC and suffered a decision loss to Nick Thompson at UFC 56. It began a career-worst five-fight losing streak in organizations such as BodogFIGHT and the IFL. However, he’s since posted six consecutive victories, including recent win over UFC vets Pete Spratt (submission) and Chris Wilson (unanimous decision via 30-26, 30-26 and 30-27 scores).

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